Principal Data Scientist
Share
Job Location:
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Aurizn
We are an Australian owned Defence Technology company pushing the limits to support Australian and allied forces deliver a more secure future.
Shape the world at Aurizn to make a real impact and join our team. A recognised Great Place to Work Aurizn people are driven by our values; Think Clever Always Deliver Embrace the Unknown and Be Better Together.
With an industry-leading suite of benefits including ongoing training and growth opportunities a variety of leave types health and wellness offerings flexible working and more a career with Aurizn empowers you to perform at your best and push the limits for a more secure future.
Shape the world at Aurizn.
The Opportunity
Aurizn is seeking a Principal Data Scientist who is highly competent in Machine Learning and AI to plan lead and deliver strategic and complex machine learning system. This role combines deep technical expertise with technical leadership stakeholder engagement and contribution to organisational best practice and strategy.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Plan and lead the delivery of strategic large or complex AI and Machine Learning systems.
- Ensure the quality robustness and operational performance of data-driven algorithms in production AI solutions.
- Provide authoritative advice and solutions to complex technical problems in high-risk environments.
- Identify and evaluate emerging AI/ML methods models datasets and architectures and communicate findings internally.
- Act as a technical authority when engaging externally with clients partners and in public or professional forums.
- Contribute to organisational strategy standards tools and best practices for AI/ML MLOps and software engineering.
What We Are Seeking
- Active NV1 clearance.
- A degree in Computer Science Engineering Data Science or a related discipline with postgraduate qualifications at a Masters or PhD level is highly regarded.
- Professional experience ideally completed 8 years of work experience or postgraduate research in implementing deployable algorithms for manipulating data
- Hands-on expertise in Python PyTorch and modern AI/ML frameworks with working knowledge of NLP speech processing LLMs and agentic AI.
- Strong communication presentation and stakeholder engagement skills with experience operating as a technical authority.
- Demonstrated technical leadership including guiding teams setting technical direction and ensuring delivery quality are desirable.
- Experience working in secure or regulated environments with Defence industry experience desirable.
- Experience working with competency frameworks is desirable.
Due to a requirement for Defence Clearance to undertake the duties of the role Australian Citizenship is required.
We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds. Please reach out to if you have any particular needs that we can support you with throughout this process.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Machine Learning
- Python
- Data Science
- AI
- R
- Research Experience
- Sensors
- Drug Discovery
- Research & Development
- Natural Language Processing
- Data Analysis Skills
- Toxicology Experience
